Psalm 103 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABA CDEF GHIJ KKLL MMNN OPQR SSTT UUVK WGEFv | A |
L M | B |
Blessing God for his goodness to soul and body | A |
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Bless O my soul the living God | C |
Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad | D |
Let all the powers within me join | E |
In work and worship so divine | F |
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Bless O my soul the God of grace | G |
His favors claim thy highest praise | H |
Why should the wonders he hath wrought | I |
Be lost in silence and forgot | J |
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'Tis he my soul that sent his Son | K |
To die for crimes which thou hast done | K |
He owns the ransom and forgives | L |
The hourly follies of our lives | L |
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The vices of the mind he heals | M |
And cures the pains that nature feels | M |
Redeems the soul from hell and saves | N |
Our wasting life from threat'ning graves | N |
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Our youth decayed his power repairs | O |
His mercy crowns our growing years | P |
He satisfies our mouth with good | Q |
And fills our hopes with heav'nly food | R |
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He sees th' oppressor and th' oppressed | S |
And often gives the suff'rers rest | S |
But will his justice more display | T |
In the last great rewarding day | T |
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His power he showed by Moses' hands | U |
And gave to Isr'el his commands | U |
But sent his truth and mercy down | V |
To all the nations by his Son | K |
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Let the whole earth his power confess | W |
Let the whole earth adore his grace | G |
The Gentile with the Jew shall join | E |
In work and worship so divine | F |
Isaac Watts
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